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52 programmes · checked 11 November 2026

Startup programmes and offers

What the makers of the tools founders use give a startup: credits, months free or a discount. Each is as its own page stated it on the day it was read, with who qualifies and whether India does.

  1. Airtable for Startups

    Airtable

    $500 in free credit and exclusive startup content and educational materials.

    Who Startups, by application, with an Airtable account created before applying.

    Read from airtable.com on 11 November 2026

  2. Alibaba Cloud AI Catalyst Program

    Qwen3.8

    Up to 2B free Model Studio tokens, up to $120k cloud credits support, POC coupons and 1:1 office hours with AI experts.

    Who Unlisted companies founded within 10 years that use AI as their core technology, with an accessible website and a plan to use Alibaba Cloud.

    Read from alibabacloud.com on 11 November 2026

  3. Amplitude Startup Plan

    Amplitude

    First year free on the full Growth plan, up to 100M events a month ($60,000 value), then 40% off the annual Plus plan in year two.

    Who Startups with fewer than 20 employees and under $10M raised, with additional discounts for those coming from a partner.

    Read from amplitude.com on 11 November 2026

  4. Apollo for Startups

    Apollo

    50% off Apollo's Basic or Professional plan for 1 year (up to 5 seats), with full access to the B2B database and 1:1 support.

    Who Companies with fewer than 20 employees, no existing Apollo subscription, a valid company domain and an affiliation with an Apollo startup ecosystem partner.

    Read from apollo.io on 11 November 2026

  5. Asana for Startups

    Asana

    A discount on an Asana Starter or Advanced annual plan for the first 12 months (1 year).

    Who Early-stage startups (Series A or earlier) new to Asana or on a free plan, redeeming a discount code from an Asana partner.

    Read from asana.com on 11 November 2026

  6. Atlassian for Startups

    JiraLoom

    Jira Premium, Confluence Premium, Loom Business + AI, Bitbucket Premium and more for $0 for 12 months for up to 50 users.

    Who Startups not already paying Atlassian, VC funded or with a partner accelerator or incubator, that have not raised more than US$10 million.

    Read from atlassian.com on 11 November 2026

  7. Attio Startup Program

    Attio

    80% off the annual Pro plan and credits for the first year, 30% off the second year, onboarding support and perks from other tools.

    Who VC-backed or affiliated with an Attio Startup Partner, signed up within the last 90 days, incorporated less than 5 years ago, workspaces of up to 10 seats.

    Read from attio.com on 11 November 2026

  8. AWS Activate

    Amazon Web Services

    Up to $5,000 USD in Activate Credits for self-funded startups, starting with $1,000 USD, or up to $200,000 USD in Activate Credits through an Activate Provider.

    Who Pre-series B, founded in the last 10 years, on a paid AWS account; the $200,000 tier needs an Org ID from an accelerator, angel or VC firm.

    Read from aws.amazon.com on 11 November 2026

  9. Brevo Startups and VCs program

    Brevo

    Exclusive discounts on Brevo, with dedicated support, offered through partner startup programmes and VCs.

    Who Members of startup programmes and VC firms that have joined Brevo's Startups and VCs program.

    Read from brevo.com on 11 November 2026

  10. Bubble credits for Microsoft for Startups members

    Bubble

    $3,000 in Bubble credits for your first 6 months, on monthly subscription plans.

    Who Microsoft for Startups members creating a new Bubble account with no prior paid plan or perk.

    Read from bubble.io on 11 November 2026

  11. Buffer Startup Program

    Buffer

    50% off any paid plan for the first 12 months.

    Who Product or service businesses under 50 employees, 2 years old or younger, at Pre-seed, Seed or Series A, new to paid Buffer; agencies are not eligible.

    Read from buffer.com on 11 November 2026

  12. BytePlus AI Startup Accelerator Program

    Seedance

    Up to $100K in AI model credits, plus technical support and introductions to AI entrepreneurs and investors.

    Who Startups, by application, accepted year-round with no deadlines.

    Read from byteplus.com on 11 November 2026

  13. Clay for Startups

    Clay

    An extended trial on Clay and a discount on paid accounts, with hands-on support from Clay's team.

    Who Series A and below venture-backed startups, by application; startups of a Clay Startup Program Partner get automatic approval for its Wedge accelerator.

    In India Open to startups globally.

    Read from clay.com on 11 November 2026

  14. ClickUp for Startups

    ClickUp

    $3,000 in ClickUp credit with an upgraded Enterprise workspace.

    Who Startups affiliated with an approved funding partner, raised up to Series B, incorporated less than 5 years ago, new to ClickUp or on Free Forever.

    Read from clickup.com on 11 November 2026

  15. Cloudflare for Startups

    Cloudflare Pages

    Up to $350,000 in credits for a year in three tiers ($10k, $100k, $350k), with core security and networking features at no cost.

    Who Startups founded within the last 10 years, funded up to Series B, building a technology product; the $100k and $350k tiers need an affiliated partner's funding.

    Read from cloudflare.com on 11 November 2026

  16. Devin for Startups

    Devin

    $15k in Devin credits, up to $50K in matching grants on the next $100K of usage, and unlimited seats.

    Who Startups, by application, reviewed on a rolling basis.

    Read from devin.ai on 11 November 2026

  17. Docusign for Startups

    Docusign eSignature

    30% off an annual eSignature Business Pro subscription or 40% off an annual IAM Starter subscription, for two years on up to 50 seats.

    Who Startups funded by a VC firm that has a partnership with Docusign.

    Read from docusign.com on 11 November 2026

  18. ElevenLabs Grants

    ElevenLabs

    12 months of free access to the ElevenLabs platform with 33,000,000 characters.

    Who Startups with less than 25 employees building a product with a business or monetization strategy; agencies, consulting firms and SMBs are not eligible.

    Read from elevenlabs.io on 11 November 2026

  19. Exotel for Startups

    Exotel

    Free communication credits to get started, with IVR, call routing, tracking and integrations at startup-friendly pricing.

    Who Startups, by application.

    Read from exotel.com on 11 November 2026

  20. Fin Early Stage Startup Program

    Fin

    93% off in the first year, 50% off in the second and 25% off in the third, with 300 Fin outcomes included in year 1.

    Who Startups with up to $10M in funding, fewer than 15 employees, and not currently a Fin customer.

    Read from fin.ai on 11 November 2026

  21. Fireflies for Startups

    Fireflies

    6 months of Fireflies Business free, unlimited seats and 10,000 AI credits for your whole team.

    Who Startups that have raised less than $5M in total funding and were incorporated within the last 5 years.

    Read from fireflies.notion.site on 11 November 2026

  22. Framer for Startups

    Framer

    A free year of Framer Pro (save $360), and 50,000 Agent credits for select startups to build their site.

    Who Startups that apply signed in to Framer with an email on their company domain.

    Read from framer.com on 11 November 2026

  23. GitBook Startups Program

    GitBook

    6 months of free access to GitBook's full platform, dedicated support, a documentation playbook and a startup spotlight.

    Who Startups founded less than 2 years ago that have raised no more than $2M USD and are not on a paid GitBook plan.

    Read from gitbook.com on 11 November 2026

  24. GitHub for Startups

    GitHub Copilot

    $10,000 in GitHub credits for up to 12 months, usable on GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Advanced Security and metered add-ons.

    Who Startups affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner, funded up to Series B, new to GitHub Enterprise and never given GitHub credits before.

    Read from github.com on 11 November 2026

  25. Google for Startups Cloud Program

    Gemini APIGoogle CloudGoogle Workspace

    Up to $350,000 in Cloud credits over two years, credits for Gemini and Gemma, and 12 months of Google Workspace Business Plus at no extra cost.

    Who Startups with Pre-Seed to Series A funding founded within the last 3-5 years, with a Start ($2k) tier for unfunded startups under 2 years old.

    In India Startups located in a region where Google Cloud is available in GA.

    Read from cloud.google.com on 11 November 2026

  26. Granola for Startups

    Granola

    1 year free of Granola Business for teams with up to 30 employees.

    Who Startups with fewer than 30 employees at pre-seed or seed, funded by one of 500+ approved investors, never paid for Granola; not bootstrapped startups.

    Read from granola.ai on 11 November 2026

  27. Help Scout for Startups

    Help Scout

    Help Scout Plus with AI Answers at no charge for your first six months.

    Who New Help Scout customers that are incorporated tech startups less than two years old, generating under $1 million in ARR.

    Read from helpscout.com on 11 November 2026

  28. HubSpot for Startups

    HubSpotHubSpot BreezeHubSpot CRM

    90% off in year one, 50% off in year two and 25% off in year three, or 30% off year one and 15% off year two in the second tier.

    Who Raised Pre-seed, Seed or Series A and partner-affiliated or venture-funded for the first tier; associated with an approved entrepreneurial organization for the second.

    Read from hubspot.com on 11 November 2026

  29. Linear startup program

    Linear

    Free access to Linear's Business plan for a period, then standard pricing.

    Who Startups affiliated with an official Linear partner, with less than 50 employees, not already paying for Linear.

    Read from linear.app on 11 November 2026

  30. Manus for Startups

    Manus

    6 months of Manus Team for up to 20 seats, valued at $4,800.

    Who New Manus users under 5 years old that raised $500,000 to $50 million; open applications are paused, so only by referral from a partner VC.

    Read from manus.im on 11 November 2026

  31. Miro Startup Program

    Miro

    $500 in credit by application, or $1000 in credit through a Miro partner; scale ups get up to 25% discount.

    Who Startups with a free Miro account; the $1000 credit is for startups working with one of Miro's global partners.

    Read from miro.com on 11 November 2026

  32. Mixpanel for Startups

    Mixpanel

    First year free on the Startup Plan: 1 billion events per year, 1M Session Replay recordings, every advanced report and four add-on packages.

    Who Startups incorporated less than five years ago that have raised no more than $8 million (USD) and have not been on a paid plan.

    Read from docs.mixpanel.com on 11 November 2026

  33. monday.com Startup Program

    monday CRM

    Up to a 20% discount off the price of your plan of choice, with 24/7 support and the Startup for Startup community.

    Who Privately held startups that have not received monday.com credits or discounts before, with a company website and an email on that domain.

    Read from monday.com on 11 November 2026

  34. MSG91 for Startups

    MSG91

    Startup Balance usable as 25,000 SMS credits per month for 6 months, or 4,00,000 emails per month for 6 months, or other listed channels.

    Who New MSG91 users with a company email domain, associated with one of MSG91's collaborators, who add MSG91's Startup Badge to their website.

    Read from msg91.com on 11 November 2026

  35. n8n Startup plan

    n8n

    The Business plan features at $333/mo, billed annually, with 40K workflow executions, self-hosted only, for one year or longer while still eligible.

    Who Startups with fewer than 20 employees and less than €5M in total funding.

    Read from n8n.io on 11 November 2026

  36. Netlify for Startups

    Netlify

    Netlify at a discounted rate relative to standard pricing, with structured support; details are shared upon approval.

    Who VC-backed portfolio companies of approved venture, incubator and accelerator partners; startups cannot apply without an approved partner.

    Read from netlify.com on 11 November 2026

  37. Notion for Startups

    Notion

    Up to 6 months free on the Business plan with Notion AI included.

    Who Non-paying Notion customers under 100 employees: 6 months through a select startup partner, 3 months with a business website and company email.

    Read from notion.com on 11 November 2026

  38. NVIDIA Inception

    NeMo Guardrails

    Free cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, preferred pricing on NVIDIA hardware and software, and free self-paced technical courses.

    Who Incorporated companies less than 10 years old with a working website, a clear use case for NVIDIA technology and at least one active founder.

    Read from nvidia.com on 11 November 2026

  39. Onshape Startup Program

    Onshape

    5 seats of Onshape Professional or Onshape Government at no cost, with the ability to re-apply at the end of each year.

    Who Qualifying startups that are new Onshape customers, by application.

    Read from onshape.com on 11 November 2026

  40. OpenAI for Startups

    OpenAI API

    Free API credits, rate limit upgrades and time with OpenAI's solutions engineers.

    Who Startups backed by a VC firm in OpenAI's partner network, applying with a referral code from that VC.

    Read from openai.com on 11 November 2026

  41. PostHog for Startups

    PostHog

    $50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months, $12,000 in partner benefits and PostHog merch; credits do not cover PostHog's AI tools.

    Who Companies less than 2 years old that raised less than $5m, signed up since Jan 1st 2023, applying from a company email domain.

    Read from posthog.com on 11 November 2026

  42. Ramp for Startups

    Ramp

    Access to $350K+ in perks, including credits and discounts from partners like AWS, Datadog, Notion, OpenAI, Google Cloud and Retool.

    Who Startups that sign up for Ramp; a startup whose accelerator is a Ramp partner may already be pre-qualified.

    Read from ramp.com on 11 November 2026

  43. Replit for Startups

    Replit

    $25,000 in Replit credits with 6-month validity for Select Partner startups; one year of Replit Pro for Partner Network startups.

    Who Startups backed by a fund or accelerator on Replit's Select Partners list or in its broader Partner Network.

    Read from replit.com on 11 November 2026

  44. Retool for Startups

    Retool

    100% off a monthly Team or Business plan for one year, with a value up to $60k, then 25% off the following year.

    Who New customers founded within the last 10 years that have raised less than $10 million, from bootstrapped to Series A.

    Read from retool.com on 11 November 2026

  45. Sarvam Startup Program

    Sarvam APISarvam Voice Agents

    6–12 months of API credits matched to your scale, priority support from Sarvam's engineering team and launch visibility.

    Who Startups, by application; participants must display "Powered by Sarvam" in their product.

    Read from sarvam.ai on 11 November 2026

  46. Stripe Startups

    Stripe

    Credits to offset Stripe fees or waived processing fees depending on the country, plus a cap on Stripe Invoicing (starting at 0.4%) up to $10 per invoice.

    Who Early-stage, venture-backed startups with proof of institutional funding, by application.

    Read from stripe.com on 11 November 2026

  47. Superhuman Mail for Startups

    Superhuman

    One year free on the Business Plan for up to 5 seats.

    Who Startups that have raised no more than $10M in equity, with fewer than 50 employees, associated with an approved Startup Partner and not existing customers.

    Read from superhuman.com on 11 November 2026

  48. Typeform for Startups

    Typeform

    Up to 75% off annual Business plans.

    Who Startups under 5 years old with less than $5M in funding and fewer than 50 employees, not already paying Typeform customers.

    Read from typeform.com on 11 November 2026

  49. Vercel for Startups

    Vercel

    Up to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount, Enterprise-tier access, and startup-focused support.

    Who Startups, by application.

    Read from vercel.com on 11 November 2026

  50. Whimsical for Startups

    Whimsical

    Up to 6 months of Whimsical Pro free: 6 months with revenue under $1M, 3 months with revenue over $1M.

    Who Startups backed by a Whimsical partner, new to Whimsical, with fewer than 50 employees.

    Read from whimsical.com on 11 November 2026

  51. Zendesk for Startups

    Zendesk

    Zendesk free for up to 2 years.

    Who New Zendesk customers with outside funding (angel to series B) and 250 or fewer employees if partner-referred, otherwise 50 or fewer.

    Read from zendesk.com on 11 November 2026

  52. Zoho for Startups

    Bigin by Zoho CRMZoho BackstageZoho BillingZoho BookingsZoho BooksZoho CampaignsZoho CliqZoho CommerceZoho ContractsZoho CreatorZoho CRMZoho DeskZoho ExpenseZoho FlowZoho FormsZoho FSMZoho InventoryZoho InvoiceZoho MailZoho MeetingZoho PayrollZoho PeopleZoho POSZoho ProjectsZoho RecruitZoho SalesIQZoho SignZoho SocialZoho ThriveZoho WorkDriveZoho Workplace

    Zoho Wallet Credits valid for 360 days, in two stages: one after validation, and more for hosting or registering a domain with Zoho; the page shows the amount in the reader's currency.

    Who Startups as defined by Startup India, new to paid Zoho, registered with a Zoho collaborator or recognized under DPIIT.

    In India Uses the Startup India definition of a startup and accepts DPIIT recognition.

    Read from zoho.com on 11 November 2026

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